This blog is an addition to the Beaver Creek Storytellers webpage http://bristolstorytellers.weebly.com We will discuss performances by our group, post pictures, and keep viewers up to date on storytelling issues, both local, regional, and national.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Arts Array Program Feb. 5

I did not get to tell at this storytelling program due to ice and snow that prevented me from getting up and down the hill leading to our house in the woods. However, four BCS members managed to get there and had a really good program with a most appreciative audience. Well, maybe they weren't really applauding; perhaps their hands were just shaking from the cold.

All joking aside, those present could not believe that so many people turned out for this free storytelling program sponsored by the Arts Array pBrogram of Virginia Highlands Community College. The ice and snow were not so bad as to affect those who lived on village streets and flat rural roads. But the temperatures were frigid!

I really hated to miss it. Sponsorship meant that the program was free to the public, but a small fee was received by the storytellers. In these economic times, the small fee was appreciated very much.

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NEXT PERFORMANCE

Next performance will be Thursday, July 7 at the 606 State Street Gallery in downtown Bristol. 7:00 p.m. Admission: $5.00 Adults

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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES AT 606 STATE ST. GALLERY

First Thursday of Month at 7:00 p.m.

Feb. 3

March 3

April 7

May 5

June 2

July 7

August 4

September 1

October 6

November 3

December 1

BCS Bits & Pieces

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BCS is a 14-year old organization with 33 members. The past two years has been a transition time as the older leaders have semi-retired and let the next generation take the lead. We are getting larger audiences, attracting new performers, and becoming more skilled in oral storytelling. Entertainment is our main goal and the communities of Bristol are benefiting.

If you live close enough to come to our appearances, let me know by e-mail or through Facebook and I'll make sure you are notified of upcoming performances.

Upcoming General Meetings

General Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Bristol Public Library on the third Thursday of month from February through November

March 17

April 21

May 19

June 16

July 21

August 18

September 15

October 20

November 17

BIRTHDAYS FOR 2011

JANUARY

1-20 Leon Overbay

FEBRUARY

2-12 Judy Farlow "Butterfly"

2-22 Mary Grace Walrath

MARCH

3-13 Chris Vickers

3-30 Glen Williams

APRIL

4-1 Diana Conco

4-1 Mimi Rockwell

4-19 Carole Ann Miller

JUNE

6-7 Sam Samuels

6-13 David Claunch

JULY

7-2 Gary Walrath

7-3 Lester "Toon" Murray

7-16 Ron Tittle

AUGUST

8-25 Joyce Moore

8-25 Becky Vickers

SEPTEMBER

9-18 Paul Conco

OCTOBER

10-4 Isaac Freeman

10-11 G. Lee Hearl

DECEMBER

12-6 Pat Musselman

12-8 Wilhelmina Banks

12-27 Sheila Lane

Appalachian and Other American Stories

VIRGINIA FOLK LEGENDS, edited by Thomas E. Barden

THE JACK TALES, Collected and retold by Richard Chase

SOUTHERN JACK TALES by Donald Davis

GRANDFATHER TALES collected and retold by Richard Chase

SWEET LAND OF STORY, Thirty-Six American Tales To Tell by Pleasant DeSpain

Scary Stories In Books and CD's

FAVORITE SCARY STORIES OF AMERICAN CHILDREN by Richard and Judy Dockery Young

SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK by Alvin Schwartz

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF EDGAR ALLEN POE

THE WALKING TREES AND OTHER SCARY STORIES by Roberta Simpson Brown

QUEEN OF THE COLD-BLOODED TALES by Roberta Simpson Brown

BEYOND THE GRAVE Ghost Stories and Ballads from the Mountains by Granny Sue (cd)

Uncalled For Tour, March 28, ETSU

Irwin and Lepp

Bil Lepp, March 28

About Me

In another year I will have reached my octogenarian years. In the past three years I have developed some physical difficulties that have lessened my mobility. I am used to being active and now am pretty sedentary but keep myself occupied with writing, reading, and computering.

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MISSION STATEMENT OF THE BEAVER CREEK STORYTELLERS

The Beaver Creek Storytellers of Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee is a non-profit association of storytelling enthusiasts who gather to support the Art of Story. Beaver Creek Storytellers serves the community through the staging of public performances including fund-raising events that benefit other organizations. BCS collects, preserves, and tells stories of the oral tradition of Virginia and Tennessee and shares with their Appalachian audience the stories of diverse cultures within the United States and internationally. The association provides educational opportunities to all storytellers for their professional development that will nurture their creativity, develop their skills, and educate as well as entertain their audience.